Kevin Rector
@kevrector.bsky.social
State and national politics reporter @latimes.com.
Asked yesterday if a ruling in CA's favor would mean SNAP funds immediately loaded onto CalFresh cards, @AGRobBonta said “the answer is no, unfortunately.”
“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
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“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
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Judges order USDA to restart SNAP funding, but hungry families won't get immediate relief
Two federal judges told the U.S. Department of Agriculture it must begin using contingency funds to provide food assistance, but gave the agency until Monday to decide exactly how to do so.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Asked yesterday if a ruling in CA's favor would mean SNAP funds immediately loaded onto CalFresh cards, @AGRobBonta said “the answer is no, unfortunately.”
“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
“Our best estimates are that [SNAP] cards could be loaded and used in about a week.”
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Advocates warned of a tidal wave of need as home pantries and CalFresh cards run empty — which they said is no longer a risk but a certainty.
"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
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"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
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'I'm terrified': Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown
Federal and state officials warn that November SNAP funds will not be issued without a resolution to the ongoing federal shutdown, and there is no sign of a breakthrough in Congress.
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Advocates warned of a tidal wave of need as home pantries and CalFresh cards run empty — which they said is no longer a risk but a certainty.
"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
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"We are past the point at which it is possible to prevent harm."
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“People really don’t understand the scale and scope of what is happening and the ripple effect it will have on the economy and with people just meeting their basic needs,” the head of United Way told me this morning.
Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
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Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
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'I'm terrified': Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown
Federal and state officials warn that November SNAP funds will not be issued without a resolution to the ongoing federal shutdown and there is no sign of a breakthrough in Congress.
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“People really don’t understand the scale and scope of what is happening and the ripple effect it will have on the economy and with people just meeting their basic needs,” the head of United Way told me this morning.
Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Their 211 call centers are already lighting up.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Activists have sounded the alarm about a quickening slide into gerontocracy on the political left, blamed it for their party’s inability to mount an energetic and effective response to Trump and MAGA, and called for younger candidates to take the reins.
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Pelosi faces challenges as age becomes unavoidable tension point for Democrats
Rep. Nancy Pelosi's most serious primary challenge in decades is not just a local political moment, but a prominent example of a generational reckoning underway in the Democratic Party.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Activists have sounded the alarm about a quickening slide into gerontocracy on the political left, blamed it for their party’s inability to mount an energetic and effective response to Trump and MAGA, and called for younger candidates to take the reins.
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“The choice in front of people is not just age,” @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, who is also running for Pelosi’s seat, told me. “We need a whole different approach and different candidates.”
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Challenges to Pelosi part of broader movement to replace the Democratic Party's old guard
Rep. Nancy Pelosi's most serious primary challenge in decades is not just a local political moment, but a prominent example of a generational reckoning underway in the Democratic Party.
www.latimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“The choice in front of people is not just age,” @saikatforcongress.bsky.social, who is also running for Pelosi’s seat, told me. “We need a whole different approach and different candidates.”
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“The world is changing, the Democratic Party is changing, and it’s time,” @scottwiener.bsky.social told me this morning, as he officially launched his campaign for Pelosi's seat.
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Challenges to Pelosi part of broader movement to replace the Democratic Party's old guard
Rep. Nancy Pelosi's most serious primary challenge in decades is not just a local political moment, but a prominent example of a generational reckoning underway in the Democratic Party.
www.latimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“The world is changing, the Democratic Party is changing, and it’s time,” @scottwiener.bsky.social told me this morning, as he officially launched his campaign for Pelosi's seat.
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